All Ages Programs

Photo Club
7-9 p.m., once a month

Do you enjoy nature photography? Photographers of all levels and ages welcome to attend this free program!

Discuss photos, new equipment, gear, photography issues, and possible upcoming photography opportunities.

Each meeting has an "assignment," or topic of focus given for the next month's meeting. Participants are welcome to bring a thumb drive with 5-10 pictures they have taken, usually based on the assignment but not required to be. The pictures are projected on a large screen and discussed. Monthly assignments vary, topic examples include: depth of field, photography issues, "frozen," "spring," or "water". There is a bias toward nature in our subjects, but other picture subjects are welcome as well.

Meeting generally take place on the forth Thursday of each month, at 7 p.m. at Springbrook Nature Center.

Upcoming Dates:

• January 30, 2020
• February 27, 2020
• March 26, 2020
• April 23, 2020
• May 28, 2020
• June 25, 2020
• July 23, 2020
• August 27, 2020
• September 24, 2020
• October 22, 2020
• December 3, 2020

Saturday Hike with a Naturalist 

One Saturday a month, leaving at 10am sharp

Get an insider view of the park as you hit the trails with one of our Naturalists.  

This is a free program, open to all ages. Donations are welcome.

*The walk will go rain or shine. Cancellations due to hazardous weather will be posted on the website calendar and our Facebook page.

Upcoming Dates:

March 21, 2020
April 18, 2020
May 23, 2020

Friday Night By Firelight

Fridays 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Friday Night by Firelight - Gibbs Farm: Dakota Talk 

September 6, 2019

Learn about the Dakota, Minnesota’s first people, and their seasonal life in the 1800s!  The program will include an introduction to Cloud Man and his village at Bde Maka Ska, the story of Buffalo Nation, a wild ricing skit, and more!  Gibbs Farm, a Ramsey County Historical Society site, has worked with members of the Dakota community and instructors from the University of Minnesota’s Dakota Language Program to develop these programs.

Friday Night by Firelight: International Wolf Center 

September 13, 2019

The International Wolf Center advocates and educates about wolves including their relationship to wildlands and humans. Come learn from IWC staff about wolf biology and behavior, predator/prey relationships, mythology and fear of wolves, as well as challenges wildlife face and the importance of wildland habitat.  

Friday Night by Firelight - MN Herpetological Society 

September 27, 2019

Description:Join us for a talk from the Minnesota Herpetological Society to learn more about amphibians and reptiles! Participants will learn what amphibians and reptiles do during the winter including how and where they hibernate. You will also learn about Citizen Science and how it helps scientists including how you can get involved and help contribute. Live amphibians and reptiles will be present!